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60 Minutes interview with Obama & Biden pt 1
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John McCain: temperamentally unsuitable to lead?
Wednesday at 5:08 pm - Link
"The word on the street is that John McCain is a bellicose hot-head, impulsive, erratic, and prickly. If I were considering hiring McCain for a CEO job of a major corporation, or the country’s top diplomat, or any position nearly as important as the presidency, I would have to think twice. I would have to ask, does he have the bearing, patience, good judgment and emotional stability needed?" - William Harryman
TEDTalks : The astonishing promise of DNA folding - Paul Rothemund (2008)
Wednesday at 5:08 pm - Link
"In 2007, Paul Rothemund gave TED a short summary of his specialty, DNA folding. Now he lays out in clear, adundant detail the immense promise of this field -- to create tiny machines that assemble themselves." - William Harryman
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McCain Campaign Admits It&8217;s GOP-As-Usual & Political Deformity
Wednesday at 3:59 pm - Link
From the page: "In a Washington Post interview this morning, Rick Davis, John McCain's campaign manager, said that 'this election is not about issues - [It] is about a composite view of what people take away from these candidates.' Okay, this sounds really, really bad - and it is. Davis is admitting that Republicans don't focus on issues, but personalities. Indeed, this has long been a go-to strategy for the GOP. Republicans effectively framed Dukakis as a weakling by pounding away at his seeming lack of fortitude; Clinton was nailed as being 'Slick Willie' and a dishonest womanizer; Kerry was supposedly an effeminate snob; and now they're telling us that Obama is an un-American 'celebrity.'" - William Harryman
Declarations - WSJ.com
Wednesday at 3:45 pm - Link
Noonan makes some good observations in this piece. - From the page: "More immediately and seriously on Palin: Because she jumbles up so many cultural categories, because she is a feminist not in the Yale Gender Studies sense but the How Do I Reload This Thang way, because she is a woman who in style, history, moxie and femininity is exactly like a normal American feminist and not an Abstract Theory feminist; because she wears makeup and heels and eats mooseburgers and is Alaska Tough, as Time magazine put it; because she is conservative, and pro-2nd Amendment and pro-life; and because conservatives can smell this sort of thing -- who is really one of them and who is not -- and will fight to the death for one of their beleaguered own; because of all of this she is a real and present danger to the American left, and to the Obama candidacy." - William Harryman
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YouTube - Noonan and Murphy on Palin
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Empathy and the Sacred Space in Healing
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6 things the Palin pick says about McCain - Jim VandeHei and John F. Harris - Politico.com
August 30 at 6:57 am - Link
The selection of a running mate is among the most consequential, most defining decisions a presidential nominee can make. John McCain’s pick of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says a lot about his decison-making – and some of it is downright breathtaking. We knew McCain is a politician who relishes improvisation, and likes to go with his gut. But it is remarkable that someone who has repeatedly emphasized experience in this campaign named an inexperienced governor he barely knew to be his number two. Whatever you think of the pick, here are six things it tells us about McCain... - William Harryman
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McCain and the Beauty Queen
August 30 at 6:30 am - Link
That's funny isn't it? - Briana Franco
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5 Steps to an Environmental Revolution
August 30 at 7:11 am - Link
"Efficiency tweaks won't save us. Even if every car in the world were a hybrid, growing demand would dwarf savings." - William Harryman
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Gaia: Community that Changes the World
August 29 at 6:55 pm - Link
From the page: "I should be happy. McCain picked a totally unqualified running mate. But I realize why it is that I am angry. This woman is a reminder of how older, intelligent qualified women are stepped over time and again by the pretty ones. The ones with no qualifications besides breasts and a peppy smile. We, as women have seen this time and time again since birth. You can be dumb as a rock or mean as a viper and as long as you are pretty, life will treat you well. Those of us who were not blessed with good looks, have to work 100X harder and even then, it's often not good enough. I am furious that this glorified cheerleader, with no experience, may end up with control if the largest scariest military in the world and no fucking clue what to do with it." - William Harryman
I've been thinking about (hyper)streaming Gaia.com discussions myself. Glad to see someone else is already doing it, too. - Grey Drane
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Someone should let the developers at Gaia know that a it would probably be worthwhile to title discussions with something other than the the site name and tag line. ;) - Ryan
Hehe. Yeah, I wish I knew one I could tell. Got any ideas? ;) - Grey Drane
At least the thread streamed here is on a board named "Changing the World", so there is something of a fortuitous connection. :) BTW, thread title and board name (then "Gaia") in the browser heading would be great... just thinking out loud here. ;) - Grey Drane
for SEO, make the Title go first, then append Gaia and the name of the group and board :) - ~C4Chaos
from the time this was zaadz it has felt contrived to me .. and then when it was sold within a year, i knew why, it was made to make money .. and the gaia umbrella only reinforces that feeling ... a business taking advantage of the heartfelt spiritual yearnings of human beings, not unlike a manipulative guru or evangelist ... ok, the community can add to the value, but the vibe still seems mercenary to me .. too sensitive i guess... - Gregory Lent
@c4chaos - Yep. Sounds good to me! - Grey Drane
+1 :) @Grey - will make-it-so! - Ryan
@gregory - I would not necessarily call you too sensitive - all you can be sure of is that it must make money to survive, so that's always there. If you don't know the team very well, it's hard to say with any certainty any more than that. However, as a team member for almost 3 years now, I can say that every member on the Zaadz/Gaia team is/was there because it was about a lot more than money. :) - Ryan
an outlet for ego-based spiritual ramblings and a sense of community from mutual reinforcement? god, i am so jaded - Gregory Lent
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Olive leaf extract may lower blood pressure and cholesterol
August 30 at 7:11 am - Link
It's also a powerful immune booster and antibiotic - "Blood pressure and cholesterol related diseases are a common problem faced by millions of people all over the globe and scientists are constantly in the search of innovative treatments for these. An eminent study conducted lately shows an association of olive extract to antihypertensive effects." - William Harryman
Working out your workout
August 30 at 7:11 am - Link
"Gyms are designed to help you get the best workout possible. There are dozens of machines, group classes, and pieces of equipment from which to choose, placing fitness at your fingertips. But, gyms can also be places where people want to talk your ear off instead of letting you work out, home to a number of infection-causing germs, and sometimes too overcrowded to serve their primary purpose of convenience. Thankfully, you can always take your workout outside." - William Harryman
Tibetan exiles stage fast as Dalai Lama takes part in hospital - AFP
August 30 at 7:11 am - Link
"Tibetan exiles and supporters staged a symbolic 12-hour fast for peace in Tibet on Saturday as Buddhist spiritual leader the Dalai Lama joined in from his hospital bed." - William Harryman
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Salon - News flash: Masculinity is about more than sex
August 30 at 6:53 am - Link
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Celtic Divas Blue Oasis: BREAKING: McCain Campaign heading to Alaska to investigate
August 30 at 6:45 am - Link
From the page: "A very reliable source overheard Republican spokesperson McHugh Pierre state TODAY that he had spoken to the McCain Campaign. They are coming to Alaska tomorrow to check out the "Troopergate" investigation. In other words, THEY DID NOT DO SO PROPERLY AHEAD OF TIME. So, I wonder what else they may not know...like why Bristol Palin may be holding a blanket over her abdomen in public when she's turned to the side towards the cameras?" - William Harryman
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Channel N - Olde Time Neurobiology
August 30 at 6:36 am - Link
Integral Leadership Review - Table of Contents, August 2008
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An Astonishingly Arrogant V.P. Selection - The Plank
August 29 at 5:03 pm - Link
From the page: "Whatever the political calculations involved in picking a veep, the most important qualification for the vice presidency is the ability to assume the presidency in a crisis. Given that of the last 12 presidents, three have either died or resigned, this is hardly a hypothetical consideration--in fact, given that McCain is 72, it is a very real consideration. Harry Truman, Lyndon Johnson, and Gerald Ford all faced multiple foreign policy crises immediately upon assuming office, whether it was the onset of the Cold War, the North's invasion of South Korea, the Vietnam War, or the withering of detente and the resulting increase in nuclear tension with the Soviet Union. The next president will have to finish the denuclearization of North Korea; prevent the nuclearization of Iran; organize a departure from Iraq that maintains some level of stability; defeat a resurgent Taliban in Afghanistan; establish, nurture, and make the most of a relationship with Pakistan's new... - William Harryman
my feeling about this is that experience, of the beltway/lobbyist-beholden/election-driven eternal suckass kind, is highly overrated ... intelligence, a heart, a fresh eye, and god help us, common sense are a lot more valuable than establishment figures assume.. hell, even i could have done better than george bush, in katrina or iraq ... so .... - Gregory Lent
Well, it might have been nice if she had actually formed an opinion about the Iraq War before 2007. Apparently, she's only now thinking about it. And this is who John McCain wants to put a heartbeat away from the Presidency. Unbelievable. - Rick Powell
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Why you should go with your gut feeling - being-human - 27 August 2008 - New Scientist
August 29 at 5:08 pm - Link
From the page: "Next time you're at a blackjack table trying to decide whether to hold or hit, just trust your gut. New research shows that our brains pick up on subliminal signals - a dealer's tell, for instance - when making risky decisions." - William Harryman
probably a deeper cause .. the subtle body is living "out in front" a bit in terms of time ... lol .. be awhile before that is accepted ... but intuition is a function of the subtle bodies in yogic lore, which i trust one heck of a lot more than any neuroscientist i ever encountered - Gregory Lent
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Sticks And Stones: A New Study On Social And Physical Pain
August 29 at 5:09 pm - Link
According to some researchers, words may pack a harder punch that we realize. Psychologists Zhansheng Chen and Kipling D. Williams of Purdue University, Julie Fitness of Macquarie University, and Nicola C. Newton of the University of New South Wales found that the pain of physical events may fade with time, while the pain of social occurrences can be re-instantiated through memory retrievals. - William Harryman
sure, because it occurred on a more subtle plane, so more impact, power - Gregory Lent
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McCain Didn't Even Know Palin Before Picking Her
McCain Didn't Even Know Palin Before Picking Her
August 29 at 11:35 pm - Link
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Content, Context, and the Three Faces
August 29 at 8:04 pm - Link
"The Three Faces of Spirit meditation reveals an exquisite view of the Divine, in each of its primordial manifestations (1st-person, 2nd-person, and 3rd-person perspectives). The quadrants, after all, go all the way up. But, as Ken Wilber points out in this week’s featured audio, the view will vary significantly, depending on the developmental altitude of the viewpoint." - William Harryman
Guide to the 63rd Vuelta a Espana
August 29 at 7:11 pm - Link
"The sweltering challenges of the Olympics are behind us, the Giro and Tour have been run, and the cycling world heads to Iberia for the waning warmth and stunning landscapes of the 63rd Vuelta. This year's edition, which kicks off tomorrow with a team time trial in Granada, finds Alberto Contador in a position to become the first Spaniard, and just the fifth rider ever, to win all three grand tours. Should Contador arrive in Madrid on September 21, after 3173 kilometers, wearing the leader's Gold jersey, he'll join legends Jacques Anquetil, Felice Gimondi, Eddy Merckx and Bernhard Hinault." - William Harryman
He won millions of votes - but isn't on his ticket
August 29 at 7:11 pm - Link
"Less than a week ago John McCain was all broken up because Barack Obama had not selected the runner-up in the primary as his VP. "She won millions of votes - but isn't on his ticket. Why? For speaking the truth, on his plans." It's a pretty darned strange argument to make, isn't it? The runner-up in primaries has never had a claim on the vice presidency. Neither party's runners-up got on the tickets in 2000, or 1996, or 1992, or 1988, or 1984. I wonder if McCain was just projecting his own thinking onto Obama? Could it be he refused to pick Mitt Romney because he'd spoken the truth about McCain?" - William Harryman
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The Corner on National Review Online
August 29 at 6:48 pm - Link
From the page: "Cold Water on Palin [Ramesh Ponnuru] Both the pros and the cons are pretty obvious. I'm going to focus on the cons, mostly because conservatives right now seem to be paying them less attention." ~Check it out, some clear thinking from a neocon. - William Harryman
David Frums Diary on National Review Online
August 29 at 6:45 pm - Link
Some common sense from the NRO - From the page: "The longer I think about it, the less well this selection sits with me. And I increasingly doubt that it will prove good politics. The Palin choice looks cynical. The wires are showing." - William Harryman
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Palin as McCain's Greatest Move
August 29 at 6:40 pm - Link
McCain's ticket carries the weakest link, according to the instant judgment of the political class. Noting Palin's youth, inexperience and "ethical shadow," the AP dryly recited Palin's governing experience: "A governor for just 20 months, she was two-term mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, a town of 6,500 where the biggest issue is controlling growth and the biggest civic worry is whether there will be enough snow for the Iditarod dog-mushing race." Journalist Josh Marshall also concludes that Palin shreds McCain's greatest hope for victory. "With her choice, McCain, with one stroke, undercuts the best argument of his campaign: Obama's purported lack of experience for the job." - William Harryman
The Corner on National Review Online
August 29 at 6:36 pm - Link
"She Just Is Not Ready to Be Commander-in-Chief" [Kathryn Jean Lopez] Pat Buchanan on MSNBC just now, about Sarah Palin. - William Harryman
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Big chill at big house: Bush, McCain not on speaking terms | Countdown to Crawford | Los Angeles Times
August 29 at 5:07 pm - Link
From the page: "But it turns out that Bush himself has not spoken to McCain since May, when the two met briefly for 14 seconds on a tarmac. And before that, not since March, when the two walked out onto the colonnade of the White House to announce the president's endorsement. That's because, according to this coming Sunday's New York Times, the two sides have "a relationship fraught with bitter resentment, grudging respect and mutual dependence." In short, the two need each other. Bush, smarting over McCain's criticisms of his handling of the federal response to Hurricane Katrina, needs a McCain victory to validate his legacy, says author Peter Baker. And McCain, who hasn't forgotten how the Bush forces pelted him with negative ads in the South Carolina primary in 2000, needs the president's core supporters to go to the polls. Without them, the 72-year-old McCain has an uphill battle to beat a 47-year-old Democrat with lots of money and star power who is running against an unpopular... - William Harryman
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Ariz. ballot campaign on affirmative action ends
August 29 at 5:31 pm - Link
fake signatures seldom get through - "Supporters of a proposal to ban affirmative action in Arizona said Friday they were abandoning a lawsuit aimed at getting the measure on the Nov. 4 ballot." - William Harryman
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Crooks and Liars » Sarah Palin, July 2008: I don’t even know what the Vice President does
August 29 at 4:54 pm - Link
Republican VP candidate and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin told Larry Kudlow less than two months ago that she can’t answer whether or not she would accept the VP offer because she has no idea what the Vice President does. - William Harryman
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